Fei-Hung on 10 March 2016
| binary solo said: The whole Civil War thing becomes a lot more complicated and interesting with mutants in the mix. But since the X-men can't be part of the MCU things become a little bit anaemic. The really interesting thing with mutants in the mix is exploring the difference between registration of all mutants (akin to registration of Jews in Nazi germany) and the regulation and oversight of a paramilitary organisation (The Avengers) and people who actively pursue a quasi policing civil role. And how to weed out the criminal elements from a powered up demographic. Without a minority social group as part of the problem, merely regulating self appointed heroes (now that SHIELD is defunct) and catching some rogue powered individuals (aka Bucky Barnes) becomes quite an empty and one dimensional matter. Should the Avengers and associated powered individuals come under government oversight? That's not even a question. Absolutely they should. Should Bucky Barnes be brought to justice for his crimes? Totally man, though at the same time there should be recognition that he was not in control of his actions, and thus lenience should be given. Unless there are other issues that are brought up in the movie, like if they bring the inHumans into the mix as the mutant registration elemen, the issues are pretty much black and white. |
And it is this depth that will be lacking in the film unfortunately.
